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Campus opening hours

Term Time

These are the periods during which teaching, assessment, any public exhibitions, the library and both supported and supervised technical services are fully operational.

Battersea & Kensington

Monday to Friday, 9am – 10pm.

Saturday, 10am – 8pm.

Closed on Sundays.

White City

Garden House: Monday to Friday, 9am – 10pm

Saturday, 10am – 8pm.

Closed on Sunday.

Media Works: Monday to Friday, 9am – 8pm

Closed on Saturday & Sunday.

Library in Kensington

Monday to Friday, 9am – 10pm

Saturday & Sunday, 12 noon – 5pm.

Saturday is a staffed Library service.

Sunday is a security staff only service.

Non-Term Time

Kensington, Battersea & Garden House (White City)

Monday to Friday, 9am – 5.30pm

Closed on Saturday & Sunday.

MediaWorks (White City)

Monday to Friday, 9am – 8pm.

Closed on Saturday & Sunday.

Library in Kensington

Monday to Friday, 10am – 5pm.

Closed on Saturday & Sunday.

During non-term time and independent study, limited Technical Services spaces and the Library are available for students to use. The hours that students are able to access Technical Services differs to term time, to allow for staff leave, training and equipment maintenance.

Students can keep up-to-date all year round with the technical services live status on the intranet.

College closure days

College campuses and buildings are closed on UK Bank Holidays and for annual official College Closure Days, which are listed below for the 2022/23 academic year:

  • Friday 23 December 2022 – Monday 2 January 2023 inclusive
  • Thursday 6 April 2023 – Tuesday 11 April 2023 inclusive
  • Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 April
  • Monday 1 May 2023
  • Monday 8 May 2023
  • Monday 29 May 2023
  • Monday 28 August 2023

Teaching dates

January 2023 entry

Stage 1
3 January - 14 April 2023

Stage 2
2 May - 11 August 2023

May 2023 entry

Stage 1
2 May - 11 August 2023

Stage 2
4 September - 15 December 2023

September 2023 entry

Stage 1
4 September – 15 December 2023

Stage 2
8 January – 19 April 2024

January 2024 entry

Stage 1
8 January – 19 April 2024

Stage 2
7 May – 16 August 2024

2022/23

Term 1

26 September – 16 December 2022

Term 2

9 January – 31 March 2023

Term 3

17 April – 23 June 2023

2022/23

Term 1

5 September – 16 December 2022
Includes independent study week 24 October – 28 October 2022

Term 2

3 January – 14 April 2023
Includes an independent study week 20–24 February and College closure for Easter 6–11 April 2023.

Term 3

2 May – 11 August 2023
Includes independent study week 19–23 June 2023.

2023/24

Term 1

4 September – 15 December 2023
Including independent study week 23–27 October

Term 2

8 January – 19 April 2024
Includes independent study week 26 February – 1 March and College closure for Easter 29 March – 1 April

Term 3

7 May – 16 August 2024
Including independent study week 24–28 June

2024/25

Term 1

9 September – 20 December 2024
Including independent study week 28 October – 1 November

Term 2

6 January – 17 April 2025
Including independent study week 24–28 February; College closure for Easter 18–21 April

Term 3

6 May – 15 August 2025
Including independent study week 23–27 June

2025/26

Term 1

8 September – 19 December 2025
Including independent study week 27–31 October

Term 2

5 January – 17 April 2026
Including independent study week 23–27 February and College closure for Easter 3–6 April

Term 3

5 May – 14 August 2026
Including independent study week 22–26 June

2022/23

Term 1

26 September 2022 – 16 December 2022

Term 2

9 January 2023 – 31 March 2023

Term 3

17 April 2023 – 23 June 2023

2023/24

Term 1

4 September – 15 December 2023
Including independent study week 23–27 October

Term 2

8 January – 19 April 2024
Includes independent study week 26 February – 1 March and College closure for Easter 29 March – 1 April

Term 3

7 May – 16 August 2024
Including independent study week 24–28 June

2024/25

Term 1

9 September – 20 December 2024
Including independent study week 28 October – 1 November

Term 2

6 January – 17 April 2025
Including independent study week 24–28 February; College closure for Easter 18–21 April

Term 3

6 May – 15 August 2025
Including independent study week 23–27 June

2025/26

Term 1

8 September – 19 December 2025
Including independent study week 27–31 October

Term 2

5 January – 17 April 2026
Including independent study week 23–27 February and College closure for Easter 3–6 April

Term 3

5 May – 14 August 2026
Including independent study week 22–26 June

2022/23

Term 1

5 September 2022 – 16 December 2022
Includes independent study week 24 October – 28 October 2022

Term 2

3 January 2023 – 14 April 2023
Includes an independent study week 20–24 February and College closure for Easter 7–10 April 2023.

Term 3

2 May 2023 – 11 August 2023
Includes independent study week 19–23 June 2023.

2023/24

Term 1

4 September – 15 December 2023
Including independent study week 23–27 October

Term 2

8 January – 19 April 2024
Includes independent study week 26 February – 1 March and College closure for Easter 29 March – 1 April

Term 3

7 May – 16 August 2024
Including independent study week 24–28 June

2024/25

Term 1

9 September – 20 December 2024
Including independent study week 28 October – 1 November

Term 2

6 January – 17 April 2025
Including independent study week 24–28 February; College closure for Easter 18–21 April

Term 3

6 May – 15 August 2025
Including independent study week 23–27 June

2025/26

Term 1

8 September – 19 December 2025
Including independent study week 27–31 October

Term 2

5 January – 17 April 2026
Including independent study week 23–27 February and College closure for Easter 3–6 April

Term 3

5 May – 14 August 2026
Including independent study week 22–26 June

2022/23

Term 1

5 September 2022 – 16 December 2022
Includes independent study week 24 October – 28 October 2022

Term 2

3 January 2023 – 14 April 2023
Includes an independent study week 20–24 February and College closure for Easter 7–10 April 2023.

Term 3

2 May 2023 – 11 August 2023
Includes independent study week 19–23 June 2023.

2023/24

Term 1

4 September – 15 December 2023
Including independent study week 23–27 October

Term 2

8 January – 19 April 2024
Includes independent study week 26 February – 1 March and College closure for Easter 29 March – 1 April

Term 3

7 May – 16 August 2024
Including independent study week 24–28 June

2024/25

Term 1

9 September – 20 December 2024
Including independent study week 28 October – 1 November

Term 2

6 January – 17 April 2025
Including independent study week 24–28 February; College closure for Easter 18–21 April

Term 3

6 May – 15 August 2025
Including independent study week 23–27 June

2025/26

Term 1

8 September – 19 December 2025
Including independent study week 27–31 October

Term 2

5 January – 17 April 2026
Including independent study week 23–27 February and College closure for Easter 3–6 April

Term 3

5 May – 14 August 2026
Including independent study week 22–26 June

Contact us

For any general enquiries, email us at

Email us at
info@rca.ac.uk
Darwin Building, Kensington